COMPETITIVE EVENTS PREPARATION WORKSHOP
If you and your chapter members are interested in learning more about Competitive Events, please join us at our Competitive Events Preparation Workshop, which will be located at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri! Featured competitive events at this year’s workshop are:
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Health Professions Category: Medical Assisting
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Emergency Preparedness Category: Public Health
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Leadership Category: Healthy Living
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Teamwork Category: Medical Innovation
REGISTRATION
Registration is currently closed. The Registration Fee is $20.00 per registered participant, and includes lunch. Local Chapters will be limited to seven (7) total registered participants.
Register each student member for TWO out of FOUR competitive events. Student members will rotate to TWO competitive events on the day of the workshop. Even if your students are not planning to compete in these specific events, they will learn about the other events in those categories.
CONFERENCE FORMS
As a reminder, the Missouri HOSA Chapter Assurance Form must be provided to Missouri HOSA staff prior to chapter registration of each Missouri HOSA conference and/or event. The Missouri HOSA Chapter Assurance Form is due to Rachel Fisher by October 31, 2025, at 12:00 pm.
DRESS CODE
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Khaki or Jeans with no rips or holes
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A Missouri HOSA shirt or Local Chapter HOSA shirt
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Shoes
To go along with featuring the Health Living competitive event at the Competitive Events Preparation Workshop, we will be collecting canned food at the workshop to donate to The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri.
WINTER SALE
Missouri Ho-Ho-HOSA Bundles will be available during registration and after closing at the 2026 Competitive Events Preparation Workshop! They are $35.00 and can include:
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A beanie or a Fanny Pack
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A Grey Hoodie
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A pair of Joggers or 1/4 Zip Jerzee
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A cinch bag
*All apparel items in a bundle will be sized the same.
Competitive Events Testimonial
"Competing with HOSA has been about so much more than just the medal. Sure, gaining recognition for your hard work feels amazing, but the networking, leadership, and education that HOSA has brought me along the way has taken me so much further than I could have ever imagined.
I have been competing with HOSA for five years now, and it has been the five most rewarding years of my life. HOSA gives you the hands-on experience that you cannot gain in the classroom. The relationships that I have gained have taken me far, and I am so grateful for this organization. To those just starting out, or to those waiting to take the jump into the competition side of HOSA, I say… Take that jump! There is nothing to lose, and much to gain. If anything, I wish I would have started sooner.
The medals in this box do not just showcase the placement in the events in which I have competed in, but they display a lot of growth. I encourage you to start today and take risks not just within HOSA, but within everything you set your mind to. You might just be surprised by the outcome!"
Sophia Giltner, Missouri HOSA Alumni